Where would you feel more safe? Would you feel more safe in at a rally where the speaker who is running for president says you have a right to protect yourself under your Second Amendment constitutional rights? Or would you feel more safe at a rally where the man who perpetrated the worst mass murder since 9/11 in America’s history was standing right behind the candidate?

Thank God for the sharp fact-checking skills of Mark Halperin, who pointed out that Seddique Mateen is the Orlando shooter’s father, who hasn’t killed anyone. The assertion, though, was just enough of a diversion to head off what would have been the natural next question, which is what does a private citizen’s attendance at a political rally have to do with the tariffs on tea in China?

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